Research On Nelumbo Nucifera Planting And Its Economic And Cultural Values In Ancient China

Nelumbo nucifera is a kind of crops which has the unique research value. It has the collection of watching, edible and medicinal value in a body. In recent years, Nelumbo nucifera's research was obtained by the home and aboard scholars. The researches involved in Nelumbo nucifera's origin, Nelumbo nucifera's planting, Nelumbo nucifera's culture and so on. However, the historic records was rarely regarded, or only involved in a very few part. At present, the ecological agriculture is being raised day by day, and Nelumbo nucifera is one of the best industrial crops for ecological agriculture. The experience which was left by our ancestors is able to give us the beneficial enlightenment. What's more, the characteristic culture of Nelumbo nucifera which was formed in long-term planting also is of great help.Therefore, this paper attempts to use the material of historic records in the maximum, and fully discusses Nelumbo nucifera's development and use. Not only discusses the economic value of Nelumbo nucifera, but also discusses Nelumbo nucifera's culture that accompanied with the development of its economic value.Nelumbo nucifera has a long history in our country. Its distributed region is widespread, but Nelumbo nucifera's origin was disputed. Through the historical evidence, this paper showed that our country is the original place of Nelumbo nucifera. Nelumbo nucifera has lots of nicknames, which reaches 60 according to the statistics. The reason why it has so many names is that it was deeply loved, advocated and attended by the people. With the Nelumbo nucifera's names spreading, it has a great influence in planting. Therefore, understanding the multitudinous Nelumbo nucifera's name is the foundation to know about it.With the appearance of Greenhouse and the development of agricultural technology, Nelumbo nucifera was promoted greatly. Before Han Dynasty, Nelumbo nucifera is the red single-lobe in our country. Along with the society's development and the agricultural technology enhancement, Nelumbo nucifera has reached more than 30 varieties by the Qing Dynasty. By the same time, the first Nelumbo nucifera monograph: The Guide of Cylinder Nelumbo nucifera appeared. The author is Yang Zhong, who summarized on the basis of...